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onomic stressors during a ten year period In this section I will inve ethnic violence the symbolist political theory developed by Political Science scholar Stuart Kaufman and the rational choice th. A. ny . of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, . ethnic, . racial or religious . group: . (a) Killing members of the . group . (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the . Genocide- the deliberate systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group. Examples of Genocide throughout history. Rwanda. Kosovo. Irish Famine. Armenian . Project report. BCM390, “Media, war and peace,” autumn session, 2013. University of Wollongong. The project report had two components. For details of the assignment see . http://www.bmartin.cc/classes/BCM390_13outline.pdf. Article: “Why is the Twentieth Century the Century of Genocide?”. Author: Mark Levene. Source: Journal of World History 11, no. 2. (Fall 2000). Online Source: Bridging World History. -The article seeks to relate the specific phenomenon of genocide to broader processes that have helped create and shape modern international society. Dr. . James Waller. Cohen Professor of Holocaust & Genocide Studies,. Keene State College (NH). Academic Programs Director,. Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation. e-mail: jwaller@keene.edu . By: Cecilia, Elizabeth, and Anton 802. By: Cecilia. Introduction to Rwandan Genocide. What was the Rwanda Genocide ? . The . Rwanda Genocide involved the Hutus and the Tutsis. From April to July 1994, people of the Hutu ethnic majority killed approximately 800,000 people, a large percentage of the Tutsis ethnic minority. The genocide began by the death of the Rwandan President Juvenal . Perpetrators. When: April 6, 1994 – July 15, 1994. Who: Hutu-led government and Hutu extremists. Theoneste. . Bagosora. (1941-present). Chief of Staff, Ministry of Defense. Established . Interahamwe. What is Genocide?. 1. “When is something killing versus genocide? . 2. How do we measure it and define it?”. 3. This is the “spectrum of violence.”. Least Harmful -------------------------------------------------------------- Most Harmful . “. Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?”-. Adolf Hitler (in justifying his plan to eliminate the Jews of Europe). Armenian Provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Background of Armenia. The conflict between the Rwandan Tutsi and Hutu communities took place between April and June of 1994, and caused a massive genocide of an estimated 800,000 people, mostly consisting of Tutsis. The attacks began with two Hutu government officials being shot down in their plane, which Hutus believed was caused by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a Tutsi rebellion group. The RPF, however, denies this. They believe the Hutus performed this act for an excuse to start war. . on April 6, 1994, and for . the next . hundred days, up to 800,000 Tutsis were killed by Hutu militia using clubs and machetes . It was sparked . by death of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, when his plane was shot down above Kigali airport on April 6, 1994. Rwanda. History/facts:. 85% of Rwandans are Hutus but for most of Rwandan history the country was dominated by the Tutsi minority.. Tutsi in early Rwandan society were in charge of the cattle while Hutu tended the land. . 25 26 African Studies Review innocent, provide reparations, establish the truth, promote reconciliation between the Hutu and the Tutsi, and heal a nation torn apart by genocide and civil war in 1994. Political Violence, Cover Ups, and Cooptation Investigative Report N o 2 September 2017 The Congo Research Group (CRG) is an independent, non-profit research project dedicated to understanding the